disfigurement

[dis-fig-yer-muhnt; Brit. dis-fig-er-muhnt]

dis·fig·ure·ment

[dis-fig-yer-muhnt; Brit. dis-fig-er-muhnt]
noun
1.
an act or instance of disfiguring.
2.
a disfigured condition.
3.
something that disfigures, as a scar.
Also called dis·fig·ur·a·tion.


Origin:
1625–35; disfigure + -ment

non·dis·fig·ure·ment, noun
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Disfigurement is always a great word to know.
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disfigurement or disfiguration (dɪsˈfɪɡəmənt, ˌdɪsfɪɡəˈreɪʃən)
 
n
1.  something that disfigures
2.  the act of disfiguring or the state of being disfigured
 
disfiguration or disfiguration
 
n

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